Spanning the Globe: Across the Great Divide

Latest from my photo collection, plus Beyonce's banjo woman (you know).

Greg Mitchell is the author of more than a dozen books (see link) and now writer/director of three award-winning films aired via PBS, including “Atomic Cover-up” and “Memorial Day Massacre” which are still up at PBS.org. Before all that, he was a longtime editor of the legendary Crawdaddy. »You can still subscribe to this newsletter for free.«

Since a good number of you, in my “survey” a few days ago, endorsed a new feature—now and then posting pictures that I have taken—here is another installment, with a new theme.

But first: by now you have heard, or at least read about, Beyonce dropping the first two cuts from her upcoming country-tinged album. But did you know it is one of our faves, Rhiannon Giddons, on the banjo in “Texas Hold ‘Em”? What a great choice. She’s been promoting for years the long-overlooked role of black banjo players in our musical history, so quite an important week for her as well. Here she is several years ago at Bonnaroo, with “Ruby.”

Spanning the Globe

Golden Gate, San Francisco to Marin

Chinese Garden, Huntington Gardens, San Merino, CA

The “Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge” from classic children’s story. George Washington Bridge, NYC side.

GWB, different angle.

Two Bridges in the Snow, Tarrytown, NY

Ye Olde Tappan Zee Bridge at sunrise, from Nyack, NY (homage to Hiroshige)

New Tappan Zee Bridge and Moon Rise

Central Park, Manhattan, with Christo’s “Gates”

Pont au Change, Paris

Monet’s famous pond and bridge, Giverny, France, in style of the Impressionists

Tower Bridge, London

One of many in this mode, Amsterdam, with 6 a.m. bicyclist

The Bridge of Sighs (named because it was passage for prisoners), at top, Venice

Rainy day on Accademia Bridge, Venice.

Kintaikyo Bridge, which dates to 1673, near Hiroshima, Japan.